Bundle-loader.



No. 839,288.` K

H. o. HALVBRS0N- BUNDLE LOADER.

= APPLIGATIQN FILED Nov.1o. 1905.

PATENIBD DC. 25, 1906.

31 wefntoc UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

Specification of LettersA Ipatent.

' l Patented pag.25, 190e.

Application illad November 10, 1995. SerialNo. 286,767.

To all whom it4 may concern:

Be it known that I, HALvER O. HALVER- soN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hawley, in the county of Clay and State of.Minnesota v.have invented a new and useful Improvement `inBundle-Loaders, of which Vthe following is a specification.

l This invention relates to a device ada ted tobe used in loadingbundles of grain, ay, hemp, clover, and the like materials u on a Wagon,the material to' be loaded eing lpicked u by the device from the groundand deliver-e `to an endless carrier which in turn conveys' it to thewagon, the loader and wagon being driven side by side.

.The special objectothe device is to load `frame.'being shown 'intransverse section.'

I @block 'and a ,j that portion of the frame, and upon t which fallsfrom the bundles or which has not been tied., l

The invention .consists of the novel features of constructionhereinafter full described, po'inted out in the claims, and s own in theaccompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the devicecomplete. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the frame and gatheringmechanism, the elevator being shown in-dotted lines. Fi 3- is a planview of the device with the e evator removed. Fig. 4 is a side elevationof the elevator, the

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective' view of a sliding portion .0f acrank-shaft journaledtherein.

In the drawings, 1 represents a rectangular frame provided withparallel' cross-pieces 2, on which is journaled a shaft 3, which formsthe drive-shaft of the device, and on this shaft is the ground-wheel 4,which supports 'posiite end of the frame is j ournaled a shaft 5, uponwhich is a similar wheel 6, the entire frame 1 being sup ortedb ...thewheelsftand 6. Sprocket-whee s 7 an 8 are fixed upon the shaft 3,and'upon an end portion of this .shaft is pivoted a forwardly-extendingarm 9, and a similar arm 10 is pivoted upon the in- I nerend of theshaft 51 In these arms 9 and *i ss 1 O is rotatably j-ournaled acompound cranked shaft 11, which at one end is provided with asprocket-.wheel 12, and a sprocket-chain 13 travels over thesprocket-Wheels 7 and 12 and rotates the cranked shaft 11.

Downwardly and forwardly projecting finthe material c o cable 28 isconnected at its-rear end to the.

' bundles,

gers -14 extend from the forward side of a rockable linger-head 14,pivoted in bearings 14h, carried by the frame 1 and below and in advanceof the cranked shaft 11,V and these fingers collect the bundles and theloose grain or other material to be loaded. 'Arms 15 are pivotallymounted intermediate their ends u on the cranked portions of theshaft dpat their outer freeends carry crossheads 16, which cross-heads arerovided with a pluralit oflngers 17, whic deliver llected by the fingers14; to an endless carrier to be described hereinafter.

To provide for the adjustment vertically of the shaft v11, the rear endof the frame '1 carries an upwardly and forwardly extending beam 18, andto the forward en'd of this beam is secured a curved sleeve 19, 4whichis longi tudinally slotted upon the sides, as shown at 20. In thissleeve slides a curved block 21,

` `through `which the cranked shaft 11 freely passesl A standard 22 ismounted upon the eam 18 and'at its upper end carries an idle pulley 23,and a similar pulley 24 is carried in Upon the rear of the beam 18 ismounted a arranged within easy reach'of a seat 27. Ay

lever 25 and passes forwardly under the pulley 24 and over the pulley 23and at itsforward end is connected to the sliding block 21.

Upon the beam 18 is pivoted a triangulara suitable bracketplaced uponthebeam 18 8o .immediately to the rear of' the standard 22.

shaped frame 29, arranged transversely with 9o respect to the beam, andpivot-links A30 con neet the ends of the frame 29 to the ends of thearms15.. From the fingers 14 and ad`acent the side of the frame v1 extends aplurality of 'upwardly and rearwardly 'curved short iin ers 31, whichserve to guide the ay, or the like in their passage from the iingerstothe elevator or carrier.

In order to adjust the iingers 14 with respect to' the ground, shortarms 32 are Xed at the opposite ends ofthe finger-head, and along vtherear side of'the frame extends a rotatable rod 33, adapted to bepartially rotated by means of a-lever 34, which works over a quadrant35, also arranged adjacent the seat27. Upon each end of the rod-is ashort arm 36, and, thearms 32and 36 at each IOO.

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frame, and the s rocket-wheel 40 is :fixed on the shaft 39, an an idler41 is mounted on the shaft 38. 'Ad sprocket-chain 42 runs over the srocket-Wheels 8 and 4G, the under portion o' the chain being guided Y bythe' Idler 41.' The short shaft 43 1s journaled on the rear side oi theframe and carries ya beveled pinion 44, which meshes with a beveledpinion 45, carried by the shaft 39, and at its outerend ,the shaft 43carries a drive-gear 46.

',lMount'e'd upon the frame 1 is a suitable platform having a level orhorizontal portion Q4?, and an upwardlyinclined ortion 49, Which-extendslaterally above t e Wheel 4.

For conveying the grain ily rovide a carrier -comprising a plurality'ofspiked slats 48, the

ends .ofwhichare connected to suitable end- 'less chains 50, which areof the usual form of ,link'sprOCket-chanS. and these chains travel oversprocketwheels 51, mounted upon suitably-'arranged shafts 52.

upprmost shaft 52.

Will be obvious that hy havin? the plate form with. the horizontal andinc ined porv tions i7 and` 49 arranged beneath and adja- .,vented, assuch cent the carrier the-loss of loose grains 1s preains are collectedupon the level portion oit eplatform instead of being scatteredupon'the-ground.

The carrier is driven'by a s rooketchain 53,' which runs over. the gearWeel 46, and a suitable sprocket-Wheel 54, carried by' the operation thegrainor material colleeted i 4 by the fingers '14 is thrown upon thecarrier 35 bythe fingers vI7, carried by the rotating arms 15, and bythe carrier is conve ed tothe wagon or other place into which t ematerial is toxbe placed. It will be noted that the.

. carrier is arranged transversely between thefrontV and rear sides ofthe frame 1, and the upwardly-inclined portion of the carrier, 4 whichis sup orted by 'a suitable brace-bar 4 55, projects a ove and beyond.one end of the` frame. A suitable tongue 56 is f also connected to thisend of the frame.

L Having thus fully described my invention,

what I 'claim as newyand desire to secure'by Letters Patent, is- I 1.The combination witha rame,'of an tions of sai arms, iinger-carryingarms joui-,

naled upon the cranked port-ions of the said shaft, a curved and slottedsleeve supported above the frame, a sliding curved block in the sleeve,the said shaft passing through the slotsof the sleeve and 'looselythrough the said block, and means for sliding thv block in the sleeve.

3. A device of the kind described comprising a frame, an endless,belt-like carrier, carried-by the frame, means for drivimf the carrier,pivot-arms carried by the Trame, a cranked shaft Journal-led 1n saidarms adm .centtheir free ends, arms mounted'interme diate their endsupon the cranked portions of said shaft, fin ers carried by said arms',an upwardly' and orwardl extending beam carried bythe frame, a s eevelongitudinally curved' and havin the said bearn'a shdable block inv thesleeve, the cranked shaft assing through said block and the slots of tie sleeve, a second frame mounted on an upwardly-exionding beam,

links pivotally connected to the ends of said rameandto the armscarrying the lingers, means for rotatin the 'cranked shaft. and meansfor slidinj t e block in the sleeve.

.HAlVER O. HALVERSO. Witnesses:

ALBERT PETERSON,

H. P. GUNDEnsoN.

slotted' sides carried by

